Livia
Livia is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Olive; blue.
What Livia means
Olive; blue.
Livia sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Livia comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Livia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Livia?
Livia does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Livia
Two ideas meet in Livia: Color and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Livia
These share Livia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Midori — Green.
- Sienna — Reddish-brown earth; from Siena.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Ginger — Reddish; the lively spice.
- Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
- Rowan — Little red one; the rowan tree.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Juniper — The evergreen juniper; youth-giving.
- Laura — Laurel; victory and honour.
- Laurel — The laurel; honour and victory.